Author is not making a statement regarding longevity of storage. It sounds like the issue is more around Google's behaviors emphasizing profitability above all

Author is not making a statement regarding longevity of storage. It sounds like the issue is more around Google's behaviors emphasizing profitability above all else and removal of content that doesn't fit neatly into their commercial narratives. Google may have the technically superior implementation but they're straight up amoral. To some people that may be a worse problem than how long their personal hard drive will last.